mindoro scops-owl Otus mindorensis

A fairly small owl of lower-elevation montane forest on the island of Mindoro, where it is the only scops-owl. Generally dark brown in plumage with a speckled pattern, warmer brown on the face and chest. Note the yellow eyes and short ear tufts. Mindoro Boobook is similar in size and color, but Mindoro Scops-Owl lacks the fine barring. Song is a medium-pitched, whistled “weeuuu” which rises and falls slightly and is repeated at intervals, often in response to another individual.